Sports Quotes

SportsWelcome to Sports Quotes, the supreme source for motivational and inspirational quotes from the globe of sports. Below you will discover quotes from several of the best professional athletes, coaches, as well as sports characters of perpetuity. Whether you are searching for a quote to inspire yourself or to show to a friend, you will discover something right here to influence you. So take a look around and also find the best quote to help you reach your objectives.
Small: If at first you dont succeed, try, try again
William Edward Hickson
"If at first you don't succeed, try, try again"
William Edward Hickson, Writer
Small: If you cant accept losing, you cant win
Vince Lombardi
"If you can't accept losing, you can't win"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence
George Will
"Sports serve society by providing vivid examples of excellence"
George Will, Journalist
Small: They can because they think they can
Virgil
"They can because they think they can"
Virgil, Writer
Small: Champions keep playing until they get it right
Billie Jean King
"Champions keep playing until they get it right"
Billie Jean King, Athlete
Small: They wil rise highest who strive for the highest place
"They wil rise highest who strive for the highest place"
Latin Proverb
Small: There are no gains without pains
Adlai Stevenson
"There are no gains without pains"
Adlai Stevenson, Politician
Small: Victory belongs to the most persevering
Napoleon Bonaparte
"Victory belongs to the most persevering"
Napoleon Bonaparte, Leader
Small: You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place
James Lane Allen
"You are the handicap you must face. You are the one who must choose your place"
James Lane Allen, Author
Small: If youre tired of starting over, stop giving up
Shia LaBeouf
"If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up"
Shia LaBeouf, Actor
Small: It isnt hard to be good from time to time in sports. Whats tough is being good every day
Willie Mays
"It isn't hard to be good from time to time in sports. What's tough is being good every day"
Willie Mays, Athlete
Small: Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twel
Erma Bombeck
"Thanksgiving dinners take eighteen hours to prepare. They are consumed in twelve minutes. Half-times take twelve minutes. This is not coincidence"
Erma Bombeck, Journalist
Small: Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing
Vince Lombardi
"Winning is habit. Unfortunately, so is losing"
Vince Lombardi, Coach
Small: If you watch a game, its fun. If you play it, its recreation. If you work at it, its golf
Bob Hope
"If you watch a game, it's fun. If you play it, it's recreation. If you work at it, it's golf"
Bob Hope, Comedian
Small: Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game
Michael Jordan
"Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game"
Michael Jordan, Athlete
Small: When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro
"When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
Hunter S. Thompson, Journalist
Small: The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break
"The fewer rules a coach has, the fewer rules there are for players to break"
John Madden, Entertainer
Small: Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, dont you?
"Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you?"
Ben Hogan, Athlete
Small: The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight
"The only thing a golfer needs is more daylight"
Ben Hogan, Athlete
Small: Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer"
Ted Williams, Athlete
Small: Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our fore
Herbert Hoover
"Fishing is much more than fish. It is the great occasion when we may return to the fine simplicity of our forefathers"
Herbert Hoover, President
Small: Its just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up
Muhammad Ali
"It's just a job. Grass grows, birds fly, waves pound the sand. I beat people up"
Muhammad Ali, Athlete
Small: A lifetime of training for just ten seconds
Jesse Owens
"A lifetime of training for just ten seconds"
Jesse Owens, Athlete
Small: Its a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square
Pete Rose
"It's a round ball and a round bat, and you got to hit it square"
Pete Rose, Athlete
Small: Hes going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. Thats always a concern with a lot of players b
"He's going to be around a long, long time, if his body holds up. That's always a concern with a lot of players because of how much they play. A lot of guys can't handle it. But it looks like he can"
Jack Nicklaus, Athlete
Small: When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldnt play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully
"When I was 40, my doctor advised me that a man in his 40s shouldn't play tennis. I heeded his advice carefully and could hardly wait until I reached 50 to start again"
Hugo Black, Judge
Small: You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a
Joe DiMaggio
"You always get a special kick on opening day, no matter how many you go through. You look forward to it like a birthday party when you're a kid. You think something wonderful is going to happen"
Joe DiMaggio, Athlete
Small: He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. Thats where hes getting his power from
Nick Faldo
"He hits it long. His shoulders are impressively quick through the ball. That's where he's getting his power from. He's young and has great elasticity"
Nick Faldo, Athlete
Small: A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be"
Wayne Gretzky, Athlete
Small: Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended
George Bernard Shaw
"Baseball has the great advantage over cricket of being sooner ended"
George Bernard Shaw, Dramatist
Small: I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles
Gilbert K. Chesterton
"I regard golf as an expensive way of playing marbles"
Gilbert K. Chesterton, Writer
Small: Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where f
Ambrose Bierce
"Academe, n.: An ancient school where morality and philosophy were taught. Academy, n.: A modern school where football is taught"
Ambrose Bierce, Journalist
Small: Bobby Knight told me this: There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense. In other words a
Dan Quayle
"Bobby Knight told me this: 'There is nothing that a good defense cannot beat a better offense.' In other words a good offense wins"
Dan Quayle, Vice President
Small: As athletes, were used to reacting quickly. Here, its come, stop, come, stop. Theres a lot of downtime. Thats
Michael Jordan
"As athletes, we're used to reacting quickly. Here, it's 'come, stop, come, stop.' There's a lot of downtime. That's the toughest part of the day"
Michael Jordan, Athlete
Small: Adversity causes some men to break others to break records
"Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records"
William Arthur Ward, Writer
Small: I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out
Rodney Dangerfield
"I went to a fight the other night, and a hockey game broke out"
Rodney Dangerfield, Comedian
Small: I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs o
Mike Tyson
"I want to rip out his heart and feed it to Lennox Lewis. I want to kill people. I want to rip their stomachs out and eat their children"
Mike Tyson, Athlete
Small: Half the lies they tell about me arent true
"Half the lies they tell about me aren't true"
Yogi Berra, Athlete
Small: Dont look back. Something might be gaining on you
"Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you"
Satchel Paige, Athlete
Small: Bulls do not win bull fights. People do
"Bulls do not win bull fights. People do"
Norman Ralph Augustine, Author
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